Asheville exports inspiration

Asheville's professional speakers motivate businesses nationwide, bring lessons home with annual program

10:27 AM,
Feb. 23, 2014

George Fleming

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Brian Biro will readily tell you he has the best job he can imagine. "I'm doing what I feel like I was put on Earth to do."

The Asheville man coaches professionals to better careers and people in all walks of life to more fulfilling lives. It's a skill he picked up as a U.S. swim team coach and honed under his mentor, John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach. After working in training with a major transportation company, Biro quit his job and hasn't looked back.

A professional speaker for the past 24 years, Biro travels the country, having chalked up 1,400 presentations before Fortune 500 ...